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thedevilsguard:

Out of its environment. Infantrymen pass an IS-2 “Stalin” heavy tank (aka JS-2). While armed with a 122mm gun, its armor compared poorly with the Tiger’s and it was in the same weight range as the Panther. The exceedingly long barrel was a hindrance on narrow city streets.

thedevilsguard:

A Finnish rifle squad moves up to occupy a position inside a grove. The Panzerfaust began to be issued in 1943 and by 1944 had become the principal infantryman’s close-in antitank weapon. Antitank rifle grenades and shaped-charge hand mines remained in use, but the Panzerfaust provided better penetration and range than most of the other weapons.

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thedevilsguard:

A heavy machine gun troop prepares to dig in after occupying a position. The kneeling crewman had the tripod mount slung on his back. He wears service eyeglasses (Oienstbrille), which were issued in a field gray tin case. He holds a folding spade (Klappspaten) introduced in 1938 and from which the US Army folding entrenching tool was copied in 1943. The Obergefreiter behind him wears the Crimean Shield on his left sleeve and the Infantry Assault Badge on his left breast pocket.

thedevilsguard:

Pioneer troops struggle to unload a 370-kilogram (816-pound) SdKfz 303a ”Goliath” light demolition carrier (Leichter Ladungstrager) from a field car. This gasoline-driven vehicle was remotely controlled via a 650-meter (2,133-foot) wire and carried a 75-kilogram (165-pound) TNT charge. The longer SdKfz 303b version carried a 100-kilogram (220-pound) charge. A smaller and earlier version, the SdKfz 302, driven by an electric motor and carrying a 50- kilogram (110-pound) charge had seen use. A number of “Goliaths” were captured at Normandy where they proved to be ineffective for attacking beached landing craft. This gave them a bad reputation. On other fronts they were effectively employed against fortifications, defended buildings, and major obstacles, especially antitank barriers and walls.

emrayfo:

Australian soldiers in Egypt, World War I
(Part 1)

For ANZAC Day

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dogatemytank:

1966
Australian soldiers with a Huey helicopter, Vietnam